Yankees adds infielder DJ LeMahieu

New York signed a $ 24 million two-year contract with second agent's free agent DJ LeMahieu on Friday afternoon, a source confirmed to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal is waiting for a physical one, and the club has not been confirmed.

The Yankees have added yet another piece to their talented infield.

New York signed a two-year $ 24 million contract with second agent's free agent DJ LeMahieu on Friday afternoon, a source confirmed to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal is waiting for a physical one, and the club has not been confirmed.

LeMahieu was one of the best other basemen found on a free agent market that was crowded in that position. Two-time All-Star was a three-hour Gold Glove Award winner during his seven seasons with the Rockies, including 201

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It now seems that, without trading, the Yankees would not have room for free agent Manny Machado . In addition to LeMahieu, the club has Gleyber Torres Miguel Andujar and LeMahieu's former double-game partner in Colorado, Troy Tulowitzki . Shortstop Didi Gregorius is also slated to return sometime during the 2019 season after recovering from the Tommy John operation.

As for LeMahieu, he is a career .298 / .350 / .406 hitter, although there will be questions about his divisions after his years with the Rockies. LeMahieu's .835 career OPS home tower over his .673 land on the road.

The 30-year-old earned the National League batting title by beating .348 in 2016. However, his offensive speech dropped in each of last two seasons, with LeMahieu batting .276 / .321 / .288 in & # 39; 18, with 15 home runs and 62 RBI in 128 games.

Andrew Simon is a research analyst for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewSimonMLB .